The Dirtmerchant

Kyle ‘The Dirtmerchant’ Hyneman began his drum and bass journey in 1998 at the ripe age of 12. After being introduced to hip hop/rap music through his older brother Rick’s influence at early childhood, [he says] the natural progression to Jungle & Drum and Bass just made sense. Inspired by his Drum and Bass (DnB) influences The Dirtmerchant [age 14] worked to secure a set of turntables to pursue his passion for DnB further. After completing that mission, he hasn’t spent a day without the turntables by his side. Kyle founded Proper Movement Drum and Bass in Portland Oregon in 2007 facilitating a weekly event patroned by thousands of Portlanders and featuring both national and international drum and bass acts. Throughout his tenure in both the American drum and bass scene as a DJ and through work on his Proper Movement events The Dirtmerchant has been booked on top billings alongside: Rene Levive, D-Bridge, CRS?, Remarc, Bizzy B, Dj Sage, Random Movement, FFF, Dj SS, Liondub, Ricky Force, Klute, Quadrant & Iris, Demo, Slantooth, Loxy, Freaky Flow, Dj Optiv ( RIP ), Dylan, Zero-T, Dj Dara, Heist, Submerged, Ltj Bukem, Dj Craze, Roni Size, Dj Rap, Ant-Tc1, Prolix, Limewax, Evol Intent, Sub Killaz, Luude, R.A.W., Z-Trip, Dj Hype, Rockwell, Artificial Inteligence, Ben Soundscape & Collette Warren, Bacholors Of Science, Concord Dawn, Jamal, Mech Warrior, Diesel Boy, Raiden, Jo-s, Nymfo, Bong-Ra.Kyle ‘The Dirtmerchant’ Hyneman began his drum and bass journey in 1998 at the ripe age of 12. After being introduced to hip hop/rap music through his older brother Rick’s influence at early childhood, [he says] the natural progression to Jungle & Drum and Bass just made sense. Inspired by his Drum and Bass (DnB) influences The Dirtmerchant [age 14] worked to secure a set of turntables to pursue his passion for DnB further. After completing that mission, he hasn’t spent a day without the turntables by his side. Kyle founded Proper Movement Drum and Bass in Portland Oregon in 2007 facilitating a weekly event patroned by thousands of Portlanders and featuring both national and international drum and bass acts. Throughout his tenure in both the American drum and bass scene as a DJ and through work on his Proper Movement events The Dirtmerchant has been booked on top billings alongside: Rene Levive, D-Bridge, CRS?, Remarc, Bizzy B, Dj Sage, Random Movement, FFF, Dj SS, Liondub, Ricky Force, Klute, Quadrant & Iris, Demo, Slantooth, Loxy, Freaky Flow, Dj Optiv ( RIP ), Dylan, Zero-T, Dj Dara, Heist, Submerged, Ltj Bukem, Dj Craze, Roni Size, Dj Rap, Ant-Tc1, Prolix, Limewax, Evol Intent, Sub Killaz, Luude, R.A.W., Z-Trip, Dj Hype, Rockwell, Artificial Inteligence, Ben Soundscape & Collette Warren, Bacholors Of Science, Concord Dawn, Jamal, Mech Warrior, Diesel Boy, Raiden, Jo-s, Nymfo, Bong-Ra to name a few.